India is about six times the size of France," he went on, as the
glass of alcohol and a bowl of curried snacks arrived at our
table. "But it has almost twenty times the population. Twenty
times! Believe me, if there were a billion Frenchmen living i n
such a crowded space, there would be rivers of blood. Rivers o f
blood! And, as everyone knows, we French are the most civilised
people in Europe. Indeed, in the whole world. No, no, without
love, India would be impossible.
glass of alcohol and a bowl of curried snacks arrived at our
table. "But it has almost twenty times the population. Twenty
times! Believe me, if there were a billion Frenchmen living i n
such a crowded space, there would be rivers of blood. Rivers o f
blood! And, as everyone knows, we French are the most civilised
people in Europe. Indeed, in the whole world. No, no, without
love, India would be impossible.
( Gregory David Roberts )
[ Shantaram ]
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